Judge Douglas Fahl

Applies to

Withdrawal of appearance

A withdrawal of appearance must be in writing and requires a court order.

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

A motion to withdraw must identify the filing court, the client’s last known address and telephone numbers, and relevant hearing, trial, and pretrial deadline dates.

Applies to

Evidence destruction notice

The court's notice must state the date the evidence will be destroyed if it is not retrieved before then.

Papers must be flat and unfolded unless mailed; documents must use standard 20-pound white letter-size paper except existing wills and must be free of blood, saliva, and items such as grommets and staples.

Non-documentary and oversized exhibits must remain with the trial court or Administrative Agency during an appeal and must not be sent to the Appellate level Court.

Non-documentary and oversized exhibits must be briefly identified in the transcript at the point where they were admitted into evidence.

Objections to the Discovery Order must be filed 14 days before trial.

A facsimile filing received during posted business hours is filed when the duplicate is produced in the Clerk's office; one received at other times is filed the next normal business day.

An employee may bring a civil action for the stated relief within six months after a prohibited discharge.

the motion shall be served on the client at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the filing of the motion;

Service

Mail to all parties

The court must notify all attorneys of record and unrepresented parties by mail, including email, of the evidence-destruction date and retrieval deadline.

Counsel and parties must keep the court informed of their current addresses; notice to the last current address is sufficient.